I plan to sign up High Five. Anyone else? jah ----- >Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 09:56:30 CST >Reply-To: Discussion of Government Document Issues <GOVDOC-L@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> >Sender: Discussion of Government Document Issues <GOVDOC-L@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> >From: Policy <manage@access.digex.net> >Subject: National Electronic Open Meeting, Invitation to Participate >To: Multiple recipients of list GOVDOC-L <GOVDOC-L@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> > >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >This message is being cross-posted to GOVDOC-L, REGIONAL-L, and LAW-LIB. >Please forgive any duplication. > > > DATE: March 27, 1995 > > TO: Federal Depository Libraries > > FROM: J.D. Young, Director, Library Programs Service, > U.S. Government Printing Office > > SUBJECT: National Electronic Open Meeting, May 1 - 14, 1995 > > > You are invited to participate in a National Electronic Open > Meeting on the subject of "People and Their Governments in the > Information Age." The meeting will be held from Monday, May 1 > to Sunday, May 14, 1995, and is sponsored by the Office of > Management and Budget (OMB), the National Telecommunications > and Information Administration (NTIA), the National Technical > Information Service (NTIS), and the National Performance > Review (NPR). The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) will > assist by providing telephone registration for public access > sites, and pre-conference information. > > > Need for Public Access Sites: > > A primary goal of the meeting is to enable as many Americans > as possible to participate in the dialogue. This includes > people who do not have a computer with a modem, or access to > the Internet. In order to provide the opportunity for full > participation, public and private organizations may volunteer > to serve as "Public Access Sites." These sites should have: > > - The willingness to make computer facilities available, > free-of-charge, to the general public on a full or part- > time basis throughout the two-week meeting. > > - Ability to access Internet e-mail, newsgroups, or the > World Wide Web. > > - The willingness to publicize the institution's > participation as a Public Access Site to the local media > and community, and answer local public and press > questions about participation. > > - Willingness to be listed in a national directory of > Public Access Sites that will be made available to the > public and press, before and during the meeting. > > > Depository Library Participation: > > GPO encourages all depository libraries with the appropriate > electronic capabilities to participate by volunteering to > be a "Public Access Site." Participation offers the Federal > Depository Library Program an opportunity to have a > significant involvement in this nationwide effort to seek > public opinion on the use of information technology at all > levels of Government. We also encourage all depository > librarians to personally participate and voice your opinions > and thoughts. > > A "Call for Public Access Sites" has been prepared which > provides general information on the conference and > instructions on how to register as a public access site. > > The full call for public access points follows: > > > PEOPLE AND THEIR GOVERNMENTS IN THE INFORMATION AGE > > NATIONAL ELECTRONIC OPEN MEETING > May 1-14, 1995 > > CALL FOR PUBLIC ACCESS SITES > > BACKGROUND: > > In recognition of the growing importance of information > technology as a means for communication and participation in > democratic government, the Office of Management and Budget > (OMB), the National Telecommunications and Information > Administration (NTIA), the National Technical Information > Service's (NTIS) FedWorld, and the National Performance Review > (NPR) will be sponsoring an electronic open meeting entitled > "People and Their Governments in the Information Age," from > Monday, May 1 to Sunday, May 14, 1995. The U.S. Government > Printing Office (GPO) will assist by providing telephone > registration for Public Access Sites and pre-conference > information. > > The meeting will seek to garner public opinion on the use of > information technology by Federal, State, Tribal and local > governments. The electronic open meeting will encourage > public discussion about the respective roles of the Federal > government,State, Tribal, and local governments, industry, the > public interest and library communities, academia, and the > general citizenry in creating an electronic government. > > One of the fundamental tenets of the Clinton Administration is > that government information is a public asset and valuable > national resource. This open meeting is an extension of > earlier efforts, such as the Government Information Locator > Service (GILS) initiative, to establish a framework for > governments' roles and activities in the information age. In > early April, OMB will publish a "Notice of Inquiry" in the > Federal Register setting forth the five topics mentioned > below, referencing key reports and other documents, and > seeking comment. > > Along with the traditional method of mailing in responses to a > "Notice of Inquiry," the open meeting will be conducted > through our nation's electronic networks including: the World > Wide Web, newsgroups, e-mail listservs (mailing lists), > commercial on-line providers, Public Access Sites, and dial-up > bulletin board connections. > > HOW THE CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED: > > NTIS' FedWorld will create five e-mail discussion groups. The > five discussion groups will also be accessible through five > corresponding Internet newsgroups, the World Wide Web, and > dial-up bulletin board connection. Each discussion group will > be devoted to a specific topic relating to "People and their > Governments in the Information Age." Each topic will be > hosted by one or more experts, who will provide an > introductory statement to initiate the discussion and who will > also take part in the discussion. > > Attendees will participate in the conference by replying to > the hosts' introductory statements, posting statements or > comments, and by replying to the statements and comments of > other attendees. We are seeking the broadest possible level of > participation emphasizing input from a wide spectrum of > Americans. The open meeting will focus on five topics: > > Services -- from emergency help and health care to > business licenses. > > Benefits -- from social security and food stamps to small > business grants. > > Information -- from declassified secrets and travel aids > to satellite weather maps. > > Participatory Democracy -- ensuring everyone's chance to > be heard in a democracy. > > Technology -- how the technical portion of electronic > government will work. > > NEED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS SITES: > > A primary goal of the meeting is to enable as many Americans > as possible to participate in the dialogue. This includes > people who do not have a computer with a modem, or access to > the Internet. In order to ensure participation by the > "unconnected," public and private organizations are needed to > volunteer as "Public Access Sites." > > The following criteria will apply to institutions interested > in serving as a Public Access Site: > > * Willingness and ability to make computer facilities > available, free-of-charge, to the general public on > a full or part-time basis throughout the two-week > meeting, and to provide logistical and technical > support to the public. > > * Ability to access Internet e-mail, newsgroups, or > the World Wide Web. Public Access Sites should not > use Telnet to access the FedWorld bulletin board. > Because the number of access ports at FedWorld is > finite, FedWorld prefers to reserve dial-in and > Telnet capacity for individuals who seek to use the > FedWorld BBS as their primary means of > participating. > > * Willingness and ability to publicize your > institution's participation as a Public Access Site > to the local media and community, and answer local > public and press questions about participation. > > * Willingness to be listed in a national directory of > Public Access Sites that will be made available to > the public and press, before and during the meeting. > > If your institution would like to serve as a Public Access > Site, please do one of the following: > > Point your World Wide Web browser to: > > http://meeting.fedworld.gov > > Or, send a blank e-mail message to: > > pas-info@meeting.fedworld.gov > > In response to your e-mail, you will receive an automated > response detailing how to register as a Public Access Site. If > you do not presently have e-mail, newsgroup, or World Wide Web > capability but plan on having such capability by the time of > the meeting, you may register as a Public Access Site or > receive general end user information by calling the GPO Access > User Support Team at (202) 512-1530 from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM > Eastern time, or by e-mail at help@eids05.eids.gpo.gov. > > If you would like more information about the content and > format of the meeting, please send a blank e-mail message to > info@meeting.fedworld.gov. You will receive an automated > response providing additional detail for the electronic open > meeting. > > Thank you for your interest in making this meeting more > accessible to the public!
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